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List of essential services to be cut back to curb worker commute

334 new Covid-19 cases bring Singapore's total to 3,252; latest death is a 70-year-old man

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Mindy Tan

Mindy Tan

Published Tue, Apr 14, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    THE multi-ministry taskforce tackling the Covid-19 outbreak is looking to reduce the number of services considered essential in a bid to further minimise movement and keep people at home.

    According to National Development Minister Lawrence Wong, about 20 per cent of workers in the essential workforce category still commute daily. The aim, he said, is to reduce this figure.

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